Healthy Simple Living

Breaking News: Russell James Raw Food eBook Bundle!

lilla — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:35:06 +0000

I love Russell James! I think he is one of the best raw food chefs. I have all his ebooks and he just came out with two more: ‘Chocolate Recipes‘ and ‘No Dehydrator Needed Recipes.’ He is soooo reliable - his recipes never fail and always come out great! One of many of my fave is [...]

Bumming Around Byron Bay

lilla — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:22:08 +0000

Finally got off the road and settled down in Byron Bay. This is the perfect balance of town living combined with country serenity for me. There are tons of little shops, cafes and things to do in Byron - loads of daylife and nightlife, without being overly hectic or too sleepy. And the town is [...]

Cruising through Sydney and the East Coast

lilla — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:45:35 +0000

Wow - lots has happened since my last post! Here it is in a nutshell. After Melbourne, I bee-lined it to Sydney and headed to Bondi Beach. Bondi is sooooo cool! Right on the ocean with magnificent footpaths around the cliffs, hip shops and cafes and the BEST weather. Much warmer, sunny and less windy than [...]

Le Cru in Melbourne

lilla — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:14:19 +0000

While in Melbourne, I treated myself to a meal at what I believe is the only all-raw food restaurant in Australia, Le Cru. The space is absolutely lovely - warm rich wood and candlelight. Outdoor courtyard. Great waitstaff! I wanted to sample a few things, so I tried to keep it light and opted for soup, [...]

Soaking in Aussie Hot Springs

lilla — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:34:15 +0000

I love natural hot springs. Ever since I went to Eden Hot Springs in Arizona, I’ve been hooked! I seek them out wherever I go. So I was really looking forward to hitting some hot springs in Australia. First one I went to was in Hepburn Springs, the “Australian Spa Capital.” Hepburn Springs is a really [...]

Adventures Across Oz - Part 1

lilla — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:41:50 +0000

Yep I did it. Crossed the continent of Australia from West to East Coast. On the “wrong” side of the road no less. lol. It was easier than I thought. The Nullarbor Plain was the most challenging part - just looooong stretches of desert with a roadhouse every 200k’s or so. Luckily some very bored people [...]

Becoming More Cultured

lilla — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:53:01 +0000

I’ve really been getting into cultured food lately, especially since listening to Donna Gates’ interview on RenegadeHealth.com. Mainly I’ve been making kefir, yogurt and sauerkraut. I started out making raw goat milk kefir after I found an organic farmer that sells fresh goat’s milk raw. Unpasteurized, unhomogenized, live enzymes intact - WOW - what a [...]

Raw Christmas Canapes in July

lilla — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:56:06 +0000

I just made these little raw canapes last weekend for friends. They were really yummy and cute. Rolling them up and tying them with the chive without tearing it - tricky! I had a few casualties which I had to sacrifice and eat but after the first couple, I had an assembly line going. [...]

Vegan Shopping List

lilla — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:55:58 +0000

As many of you already know, I’ve followed the Turbulence Training (TT) exercise program in the past. It’s really quite good, especially if you don’t have access to a gym and are limited on workout equipment because most of the exercises involve just bodyweight. Anyway, the personal trainer who developed TT, Craig Ballantyne has recently gone [...]

I’m Baaaaack

lilla — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:15:20 +0000

I’m back in WA which coincidentally FEELS like I’m in the other WA. Seattle, WA that is - chilly, rainy and overcast but with hints of sunshine from time to time and awesome rainbows every day. After returning from Bali, I can confidently say that I’m definitely a tropical kind of gal. LOL. So as I [...]